Weather in Altoona, Washington
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altoona, WA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
80%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Altoona, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
43%
4p
52°
25%
5p
50°
46%
6p
50°
42%
7p
51°
32%
8p
50°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
46°
14%
7a
47°
19%
8a
49°
31%
9a
48°
41%
10a
48°
60%
11a
48°
82%
12p
48°
96%
1p
48°
91%
2p
48°
89%
3p
Altoona, WA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain60%52°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—58°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—62°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—63°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—72°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—62°44°
Altoona, WA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Altoona, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
308° · veering 12°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Altoona, WA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.5 Low
Altoona, WA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:06 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
4:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altoona, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:01 PM
- Moonset
- 3:05 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Altoona, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks
weather
Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).